Portable washing machine



April 6, 1929. G. E. MOLEAN PORTABLE WASHING MACHINE Filed Feb. 9, 1928 Q k m 5w 0 0 \mm W wm hm Q 3 mm IQVENTOR ORNEY Patented Apr. 16,. 1929.

UNITED STATES EORGE E. MCLEAN; or new YORK, n. Y.

PORTABLE WASHING MACHINE.

Application filedFebruary 9, 1928. Serial No. 252,983;

This invention relates torlaundry appliances and more particularlyto manually actuated portable washing machines adapted for light domestic uses.

It frequently becomes desirable to perform a cleansin operation upon small are ti'cles, as handkerchiefs, hosiery, infants apparel, etc., for individuals and small families, who object to the labor of washing such articles by hand or do not like to entrust the same to laundries. f

It is therefore the principal object of the present invention to provide a small, compact and highly effective device for washing such articles in an easy manner.

A further feature is in the provision of'a washing machine adapted to be removably engaged upon the edges of a conventional bowl or hopper in a toilet room or lavatory, and'to be operated thereover as required.

Another aim is in the provision of means for supplying water in rinsing the articles while in the machine, to drain the waste water from the machine directly into the bowl or hopper therebelow, and in-providing means whereby the interior of the washing machine is readily accessible,

These objects are attained by the novel construction, arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described and shown in the annexed drawing, forming a material part of this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view of an embodiment of the invention, as arranged for operation.

Figure 2 is a partial front elevational,partia-l sectional view of the same.

The drawing shows the upper portion of a conventional type of sanitary hopper, designated by the numeral 5, on the rim 6 of which isseated supports 7, preferably'two at the front and one at the rear, these supports having feet 8 extending over the edges to maintain the structure firmly thereon.

. The upper ends of the supports are expanded to form pads 9 held rigidly against the outer surface of the lower, semi-circular horizontal shell 10 constituting half of the machine casing, this shell being so shaped as to present a depressed portion 11 in the Secured on the horizontal edges of the shell 1s an upper casing section 16 having guide flanges 17 at the juncture.

At the central uppermost part of the upper casing 16 is a dome 18 terminating in a tubular' nozzle 19 on'which may be engaged a flexible hose 20 connecting with any convenient source of water supply.

Below the dome is a concave strainer 21 having fine perforations adapted to distribute the entering water and prevent the entrance of foreign matter.

Fixed to the ends of the casing are heads 22, having hubs 23 and 24, in one of which is mounted a short shaft 25 having a crank handle 26 to be manually operated.

' The inner end of the shaft is fixed in the hub of a spider plate 27, a mating plate disposed at the opposite end of the machine,

these plates being provided with screens 27 and fixed in the mating plate is a stub spindle 28, on which is secured a segmental shaped weight 29.

A plurality of bars 30, set in the rims of the spiders, constitute an enclosure for the articles to be washed.

A section 31 of the rim is attached by hinges 32 atone end and held by clips 33 at the other'end; this section, together with the rods contained therein, swings outwardly on the hinges when it is desired to obtain access to the interior of the cage.

This section is reached by moving a slide 34 lengthwise in guides 35 fixed on the edges of a longitudinal opening in the upper por tion 16 of the casing, the slide being actuated by hand in an easy manner to disclose the hinged portion of the cage, this hinged portion being brought normally into an accessible position due to the weight 29.

In operation, the articles to be washed are entered into the cage, the swinging section closed and secured, and the slide 34L moved to close the opening in the casing.

Suitable soaps or other cleansing material are entered with the articles, the valve elements 12 15 closed and water turned on to enter through the screw 21; thereafter the handle is actuated to rotate the cage and continued until the operation has been completed.

Obviously the articles may be rinsed in fresh water and all waste water removed through the valve.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple device for this purpose has been dis closed in theprefer'red form of'its embodiment, butit is not desired torestrict the details to the exact construction shown, it be ing obvious that changes, not involving the exercise of invention, may be made without conflicting with the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is I e I 1. A washing machine comprising a easing having supports engageable with the rim ofa sanitary hopper, said casing being substantially cylindrical and provided with an opening in itsupper portion, a slide movable on said casing to cover the opening, a cylindrical barred cage revolubly. mounted axially of said casing, said cage having a h'inged portion, means inv said casing for the inlet and for. the outlet of water, a manu ally operable crank tovrotate said cage, and a counterweight carried by said cage to normally cause registration of its hinged portion and the opening in said casing.

2. A washing machine comprising a cylindrlcal casing havlng heads in 1ts ends and 'on said casing connected with a water supply, and valve means to drain waste water from the casing. V

. In testimony whereof I have hereunto at I fixed my signature.

v GEORGE E. Marinas. 

